NuMu New Museum of Santiago
NuMu will be a new contemporary art museum, open to the public, inclusive and accessible to all. A dynamic and innovative space that invites to interaction with the arts and the community, offering inspiring experiences, entertainment and an enriching exchange of ideas. Learning will be its central focus, with programs and activities designed for all visitors.
The underground level will be dedicated to education, experimentation and innovation, with spaces for workshops and artistic activities for all ages. It will also have a Sound Art Room for immersive experiences and a library with a reference room for study and research.
Throughout the museum, various leisure areas invite contemplation, offering unique views of Parque Bicentenario, Mapocho River, San Cristóbal Hill, Manquehue Hill and the Andes Mountain Range.
The open ground floor will facilitate circulation between the street and the park, highlighting a central plaza for art, culture and civic gathering activities.
Inside, visitors will be able to enjoy the museum's café, restaurant and store. In addition, a multipurpose auditorium will host dance, theater, cinema screenings, lectures and community activities, encouraging dialogue and collective learning.
The second level will contain the main exhibition halls, with a total of 1,850 m2. Permanent exhibitions of the Chilean and Latin American Contemporary Art Collection will be presented here, together with temporary national and international exhibitions.
NuMu will be located at the southern end of Parque Bicentenario in Vitacura, Santiago, Chile.
It will be a meeting point between culture and nature like other major museums in the world. Its extension and the ample leisure areas that surround it will stand out as ideal spaces for interaction, promoting the active use of visitors. An architectural landmark designed to harmoniously integrate the urban and natural landscape, in dialogue with the topography, road junctions and views of the city.
It will be a meeting point between culture and nature like other major museums in the world. Its extension and the ample leisure areas that surround it will stand out as ideal spaces for interaction, promoting the active use of visitors. An architectural landmark designed to harmoniously integrate the urban and natural landscape, in dialogue with the topography, road junctions and views of the city.
Fundación Engel © 2020
Fundación Engel © 2020